“I don’t think I would still be at Microsoft or in technology if I hadn’t found gaming.”
Bonnie Ross, Microsoft Corporate vice president and head of 343 Industries, will be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in February 2019 for her work in video games, in helping to expand the reach of the Halo franchise, and the time she spends promoting diversity efforts across the game industry.
But Ross says that it’s gaming that helped her, and she’s just working to make sure others see its power and influence.
“I think a lot of it comes from my own personal experience,” she recently told Variety. “When I realized that gaming is technology empowering art or creativity or storytelling, that’s the thing that clicked for me. But why didn’t I know that before? What I’m passionate about, where my efforts start,...
Bonnie Ross, Microsoft Corporate vice president and head of 343 Industries, will be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in February 2019 for her work in video games, in helping to expand the reach of the Halo franchise, and the time she spends promoting diversity efforts across the game industry.
But Ross says that it’s gaming that helped her, and she’s just working to make sure others see its power and influence.
“I think a lot of it comes from my own personal experience,” she recently told Variety. “When I realized that gaming is technology empowering art or creativity or storytelling, that’s the thing that clicked for me. But why didn’t I know that before? What I’m passionate about, where my efforts start,...
- 12/19/2018
- by Brian Crecente
- Variety Film + TV
Carrie Teffner is joining GameStop’s board of directors, the video game retailer announced on Thursday.
Teffner has 30 years of experience in the consumer products and retail industries. Since 2015, she’s served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Crocs and is a member of its board of directors. Crocs announced earlier this month it’s closing the last of its manufacturing stores, but insisted it’s not going out of business. It also said Teffner is leaving the company next April. Anne Mehlman, former vice president of corporate finance for Zappos, will succeed Teffner at Crocs.
Before joining Crocs, Teffner was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Petsmart. She also held positions at Weber-Stephen Products and Timberland, and spent 21 years in various leadership roles at the Sara Lee Corporation.
In addition to serving GameStop’s board of directors, she will also reportedly join the audit committee.
Teffner has 30 years of experience in the consumer products and retail industries. Since 2015, she’s served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Crocs and is a member of its board of directors. Crocs announced earlier this month it’s closing the last of its manufacturing stores, but insisted it’s not going out of business. It also said Teffner is leaving the company next April. Anne Mehlman, former vice president of corporate finance for Zappos, will succeed Teffner at Crocs.
Before joining Crocs, Teffner was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Petsmart. She also held positions at Weber-Stephen Products and Timberland, and spent 21 years in various leadership roles at the Sara Lee Corporation.
In addition to serving GameStop’s board of directors, she will also reportedly join the audit committee.
- 8/16/2018
- by Stefanie Fogel
- Variety Film + TV
GameStop is in talks with private firms about a potential buyout, the retailer confirmed in a news release.
In spite of being the largest brick-and-mortar games retailer in the U.S., GameStop has struggled to remain relevant in the wake of digital game sales and popular online retailers such as Amazon offering more competitive pricing and direct shipment to consumers.
“There can be no assurance any agreement will result from these discussions,” the news release stated. “GameStop does not intend to make any additional comments regarding these discussions unless and until it is appropriate to do so.”
While it is not yet certain if GameStop will follow through with a sale, the company’s stocks rose 11% on Monday, after rumors of a buyout started.
GameStop reported a net loss of $105.9 million for the 2017 fiscal year, and with profits continuing to dwindle the company is in need of new direction to turn it around.
In spite of being the largest brick-and-mortar games retailer in the U.S., GameStop has struggled to remain relevant in the wake of digital game sales and popular online retailers such as Amazon offering more competitive pricing and direct shipment to consumers.
“There can be no assurance any agreement will result from these discussions,” the news release stated. “GameStop does not intend to make any additional comments regarding these discussions unless and until it is appropriate to do so.”
While it is not yet certain if GameStop will follow through with a sale, the company’s stocks rose 11% on Monday, after rumors of a buyout started.
GameStop reported a net loss of $105.9 million for the 2017 fiscal year, and with profits continuing to dwindle the company is in need of new direction to turn it around.
- 6/19/2018
- by Liz Lanier
- Variety Film + TV
Former Xbox executive Shane Kim has been named the new interim CEO of GameStop while the retailer searches for a permanent replacement in the wake of Michael Mauler’s resignation last month.
Former GameStop CEO Mauler resigned on May 11 for “personal reasons” after only three months in the position. A GameStop spokesperson informed Variety at the time that Mauler’s resignation was “not due to any disagreement with the company regarding its financial reporting, policies or practices, or any potential fraud relating thereto.”
Kim will be the company’s fourth CEO since the late J. Paul Raines left the position in November 2017, after overseeing the retailer for eight years. Kim was general manager of Microsoft Game Studios and corporate vice president for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business before leaving the company in 2010. Since 2011, Kim has been a member of GameStop’s board of directors.
In a conference call on Thursday,...
Former GameStop CEO Mauler resigned on May 11 for “personal reasons” after only three months in the position. A GameStop spokesperson informed Variety at the time that Mauler’s resignation was “not due to any disagreement with the company regarding its financial reporting, policies or practices, or any potential fraud relating thereto.”
Kim will be the company’s fourth CEO since the late J. Paul Raines left the position in November 2017, after overseeing the retailer for eight years. Kim was general manager of Microsoft Game Studios and corporate vice president for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business before leaving the company in 2010. Since 2011, Kim has been a member of GameStop’s board of directors.
In a conference call on Thursday,...
- 6/1/2018
- by Liz Lanier
- Variety Film + TV
Matthew Byrd Dec 19, 2017
One of the Xbox's most beloved titles, Crimson Skies, may deserve a sequel, but will it ever get one...?
Mitch Gitelman, former executive producer of Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge, joined IGN for an interview and lamented the fact that Crimson Skies never received a proper sequel.
See related Ridley Scott interview: Blade Runner 2049, Alien and more
"High Road to Revenge deserved a sequel," said Gitelman. "That team deserved a sequel."
Gitelman is not the sole wielder of that sentiment. High Road to Revenge was released for the Xbox in 2003. While technically a port of the PC game Crimson Skies, High Road to Revenge threw out almost every detail of its predecessor in favor of an almost entirely new experience. The game's incredible mechanics, fascinating world in which airplanes rule over a re-imagined take on the 1930s, and general Indiana Jones vibes made it feel...
One of the Xbox's most beloved titles, Crimson Skies, may deserve a sequel, but will it ever get one...?
Mitch Gitelman, former executive producer of Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge, joined IGN for an interview and lamented the fact that Crimson Skies never received a proper sequel.
See related Ridley Scott interview: Blade Runner 2049, Alien and more
"High Road to Revenge deserved a sequel," said Gitelman. "That team deserved a sequel."
Gitelman is not the sole wielder of that sentiment. High Road to Revenge was released for the Xbox in 2003. While technically a port of the PC game Crimson Skies, High Road to Revenge threw out almost every detail of its predecessor in favor of an almost entirely new experience. The game's incredible mechanics, fascinating world in which airplanes rule over a re-imagined take on the 1930s, and general Indiana Jones vibes made it feel...
- 12/18/2017
- Den of Geek
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